29 things to know before you move to Calgary

Our city and its people represent many cultures and geographic locations of the world. You don’t need to venture far to find someone born in another part of Canada, or even another country, who moved to our great city in search of jobs, money, adventure, or sunshine.

5. Our city is friendly and welcoming. With such a large population from other places, we know what its like to move your life to a new city. Its actually hard to find Calgarians who were born and raised here.

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21. As a Calgarian, you either love or hate Stampede. Either way, no one seems to get any work done for those 10 days in July.

22. Our city is split into four quadrants – NW, NE, SW, SE – with the Calgary Tower splitting east from west, and the Bow River splitting North from South.

23. Although large is size, it’s actually easy to navigate most of the city. Streets run North-South, while Avenues run East-West. Building numbers indicate the street and avenue numbers. For example, if the address is 1201 5th Street SW, the building will be on 5th street close to 12th Avenue.

25. Our transit system isn’t great, but we’re working on it. Thankfully our city developers have focused on amenities and walkability in many neighbourhoods, and we now have Uber and Car2Go to get you where you need to go.

26. We may complain about traffic, but it’s nothing in comparison to Toronto or Vancouver. Most Calgarians can get home in rush hour in less than 45 minutes.

27. The 1988 Olympics were hosted by our city, and is thought to be one of the most successful Olympics ever. Calgary is currently considering reliving that success by submitting a bid for 2026 Olympics.